Monday, March 25, 2013

Announcements 3/25

***A Huge Thanks to Mr. Daniels, Mrs. Timbers, Mrs. Heisse, Ms. Borja and Ms. Jarvis for being Awesome chaperones for All District Festival. 

***Thanks to all parents who helped getting choir outfits perfect for pictures.
***Congratulations to the A cappella Choir and the Artistic Choir for receiving the overall rating of SUPERIOR for all district festival!!! Way to Go Guys!!!

1. Yankee Candle and Avon Sale- Students have been given both sale forms. All checks need to be made out to Eastern View High School Choral Boosters. The order form and payment is due on March 22nd. 30% of the sale total will go into the student's account. Please e-mail Mrs. R with any questions. Last day is Tuesday, March 26th..

2. March 27th- The Show choir will complete taking their pictures.  Please make sure you have your army outfit at the school and it is ready to go. 

3. Group pictures orders will still be taken through Wednesday, March 27th.  The Group pictures are $10.  Students who took at single picture and owe payments are reminded to bring their payment in .

4. Show Choir Auditions will take place on Friday, April 19th from 3:30 to 4:30 and Wednesday, April 24th from 3:30 to 6:00pm.  Students only need to attend one tryout.  CD's for this tryout will be made available the first week of April.  Students must learn the song provided before coming to tryouts. 

5. First semester pictures are here. Please stop by the choir room to pick them up.

6. April 10th-Show Choir Concert
We will have a show choir concert on Wednesday, March 10th at CCHS at 7pm. The cost of the concert is $3 a person.
Show Choir Students will need to arrive at CCHS at 6pm.
All Choir students are required to attend this concert. Tickets will be given to choir students to get into the event free. Choir students will need to sign in at the concert to receive credit. If a choir students cannot attend this event a reason for absence form will need to be turned in.

7. If you have a truck or van and can help transport the set from EVHS to CCHS, please email Mrs. R. - Thanks you Mrs. Brakowiecki!!!!

8. We need parents who can help sew and iron some outfits and backgrounds for our upcoming show choir concert on April 10th. Please email Mrs. R if you can help!!

9. Parents are reminded that students are responsible for the care and cleaning of their choral outfits. Please make sure all choral outfits are cleaned and pressed before each performance. Wrinkled outfits leave a not so great impression. Please remind your students to bring their outfit home. All outfits (including the show choir dress) can be cleaned on hand wash or delicate cycle. The only exception is the men's suit. The suits need dry cleaned.

10. We need water donations for our upcoming concerts and performances. Please email Mrs. R if you can donate a case of water.

11. We are still missing money or candy boxes from a few students. Please turn these in ASAP!! We will not allow students to sell candy until these boxes are turned in.

12. Permission Slips will be going home for the following upcoming field trips soon. Please be on the look out for them to come home for your signature. .
-May 3rd- Kings Dominion


13. The choir room is in need of tissues. Points for choir letters will be given for each box brought in.

14. The candy closet is in need of soda/candy/chips donations. Students accounts will be credited with items that are brought in. Pop tarts are in high demand now.

15. Contract and Medical forms are now due. Please turn the forms in ASAP.

16. Choir fees for 2nd semester are now due. T-shirt money is due for A cappella. T-shirts are $17.

17. The A cappella Concert will take place on April 18th at 7pm. CCHS will join us for this concert. Admission to the concert is $3. Academic Village People from the University of Virginia will join us too!!! Please come out for a great night. A cappella Students are to be in the choir room at 6pm. All Choir students are required to attend this concert. Tickets will be given to choir students to get into the event free. Choir students will need to sign in at the concert to receive credit. If a choir students cannot attend this event a reason for absence form will need to be turned in.

18. The EVHS Choral Boosters will be needing donations for the hospitality room for the visiting college groups. Please email Mrs. R if you can help with this.

19. I need three parent volunteers to help with the A cappella Concert. Jobs include Concessions, 50/50 Raffle, and ticket sales. Please email me if you are able to help on April 18th.

20. The Choral Spring Concert will be held on Thursday, May 16th. The concert is free but a donation at the door is appreciated. The theme this year is "Broadway".

21. I need five parent volunteers to help with the Spring Concert. Jobs include Concessions, 50/50 Raffle, and ticket sales. Please email me if you are able to help on May 16th.
Thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to help!!!

22. May 1st- All students letter logues are due. This is the logue of student points. Please refer to the choral handbook for more information.

23. May 1st-Culpeper Choral Booster Scholarship Application Deadline.

24. May 31st- Graduation- All Choral Students are expected to attend. Girls are to wear choral black dresses and black shoes. Boys are to wear black dress pants, white button down shirt, and choral tie (blue or purple).

25. I need at least 5 parents to help with graduation. Please email Mrs. R if you are able to help on May 31st.

26. Donations of Water are greatly appreciated for graduation. Please email Mrs. R if you can help.

27. A cappella students were given practice cd's for festival today March 13th and a practice logue. This Practice logue needs to be turned in on March 22nd for a test grade.

28. The Show Choir practice logue is due now from two weeks ago.

29. Show Choir is reminded to turn in their exercise forms for the months of Jan. and Feb.

30. There will be an important fundraising meeting on Wednesday, March 27th at 6pm in the EVHS Choral Room. All Choir parents are encouraged to attend.

31. There will be a CC Booster Meeting at EVHS at 7pm on Monday, April 22nd. Officers will be elected. Again parental support is very important. We hope to see your there.

32. Many of the purple show choir dresses have faulty zippers. We have found a wonderful seamstress that will put a heavy duty zipper in the dress for $15. The Show Choir plans on wearing this dress at least 5 more times this year. Please bring in $15 for your zipper to be fixed. The dress will be used next year too. Thank you for your attention to this detail.

33. Please stay tuned for Show Choir audition dates.

34. Please see previous posts for the VA Consort and the Clover Hill Show Choir Camp. The due date for Clover Hill is April 1st.

Upcoming Dates
April 18th- A cappella Concert
May 16th- Spring Concert
May 31st- Graduation